Brigham Young letter to Eliza Cooper
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 9 March 1877 and addressed to Eliza Cooper of Monroe, Utah. The item was composed in St. George, Utah. Young responds to a number of questions dealing with clothing to be worn in LDS temples, how the bodies of dead children are to be dressed, to whom the children belong when their mother has been sealed to two men, what women should do when they have a husband that is not strong in the faith, and the veracity of being married outside of a temple by an LDS Apostle.
Dates
- Creation: 1877 March 9
Creator
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.) : 2 p.
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Cooper, Eliza (Person)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Presidents--Correspondence (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Brigham Young letter to Eliza Cooper
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States